Below are a few instances in which U.S. government documents highlight the alleged role of the ISI in Afghanistan, culled from reports of news organizations that have examined the thousands of military documents over the past several weeks.

1.Former ISI Chief Hamid Gul meets with “anti-Afghanistan forces”: A threat report issued in Sorobi, Afghanistan, on Jan. 14, 2009, ties the former ISI directorate to a meeting with Taliban and suspected al-Qaeda leaders. On Jan. 5, 2009, Gen. Hamid Gul, the chief of ISI from 1987 to 1989, attended a meeting in Wana with anti-Afghanistan forces to discuss a suicide attack that would avenge the death of Osama al-Kini, a leading al-Qaeda member killed in an American drone attack.

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The report reads: “Hamid Gul encouraged the AAF [anti-Afghanistan forces] leaders to focus their operation inside of Afghanistan in exchange for the government of Pakistan’s security forces turning a blind eye to the presence of AAF commanders and fighters in Pakistan.”

2.Polish intelligence warns of attack on Indian embassy: A July 1, 2008, threat report issued by Polish intelligence in Kabul warns of an attack on the Indian embassy, which was carried out a week later.

The report reads: “INS [insurgents] are planning to divide into two groups: first will attack Indian embassy building, whilst the second group will engage security posts in front of MOI [the Afghan Ministry of the Interior], IOT [in order to] give possibility to escape attackers from the first group…The main goal of this operation is to show TB’s [Taliban's] ability to carry out attack on every object in Kabul.”

3. Former ISI Chief Gen. Gul’s visits to madrasas: A threat report issued in Kabul on Dec. 23, 2006, reveals monthly visits by Gen. Gul to a madrasa in Khyber Pakhutnwa Province, in Pakistan, cited as a major provider of young boys for suicide missions in Afghanistan.

The report includes a comment from the CIA Counterterrorism Center: “95% of the suicide attackers are trained in the ‘Madrasa of Hashimiye’ which is located in Peshawer district of Pakistan. Monthly, the former Chief of ISI – General Hamid Gul is visiting this madrasa.”

4. Gul directs attackers to “set Kabul aflame”: A threat report issued in Kabul on Dec. 30, 2006, suggests Gen. Gul, in a meeting earlier that month, directed three attackers to carry out IED attacks along the roads of the Afghan capital during the Muslim holiday Eid al-Adha.

The report reads: “Gul instructed two of the individuals to plant IEDs along the roads frequently utilized by Government of Afghanistan (GOA) and ISAF [International Security Assistance Force] vehicles. The third individual is to carry out a suicide attack utilizing a suicide vest against GOA or ISAF entities. Reportedly Gul’s final comment to the three individuals was make the snow warm in Kabul, basically telling them to set Kabul aflame.”

Comments (5 of 20)

indians n americans have gone mad. ISI is only digging graves, its americans fortune that either they fall or let indians fall in that dark grave. poor fellows think abt it.....

11:33 pm July 27, 2010

n wrote:

you indians are never gonna give up..pakistan is not going anywhere.. the only muslim friend to the united states..and india hates that .. americas support for pakistan has always bothered india..and when people get on here and say stuff like "porkistan: and stuff like that just shows your a very ignorant person..

9:00 pm July 26, 2010

An wrote:

article on Pakistan written by an Indian has no credibility whatsoever.

3:35 pm July 26, 2010

John wrote:

No one's buying your story "Mike." Your inappropriate use of the passive voice, catch phrases like "My friend," and India bashing give you away. Charming. By the way, wonderful story about being from North Carolina and having Irish grandparents. Much like Headley's story.

Perhaps if you work on your English you'll be able to pass as an American. Not. Have fun visiting Pakistan this year!

1:52 pm July 26, 2010

Anonymous wrote:

It's time to slap sanctions against porkistan. Their ISI should be on the UN blacklist, and their murderer members should not be allowed to fly anywhere.